Reading Literacy Study 1991
The aim of the Reading Literacy Study (RLS91) were to produce valid international tests and questionnaires that could be used to investigate reading literacy and its correlates across countries.
Study background and aims
Beside the overall aim to produce valid international tests and questionnaires that could be used to investigate reading literacyto describe the achievement levels in reading literacy in participating educational systems, the purposes was to describe the voluntary reading activities of nine- and 14-year-olds - to identify differences in policies and instructional practices in reading and their relation to students’ achievement and voluntary reading - to provide national baseline data for monitoring literacy levels over time. The data were collected in 1990–1991.
Target Population
Two populations were included in the study: nine-year-old students and 14-year-old students.
Participating Educational Systems
Belgium (French), Botswana, Canada (British Columbia), Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany (FRG), Germany (GDR), Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Philippines, Portugal, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Trinidad & Tobago, United States, Venezuela, Zimbabwe.
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DATA - Population
BELGIUM (FRENCH)
BOTSWANA
CANADA (BRITISH COLOMBIA)
CYPRUS
DENMARK
FINLAND
FRANCE
GERMANY (FRG) (GDR)
GREECE
HONG KONG
HUNGARY
ICELAND
INDONESIA
IRELAND
ITALY
NETHERLANDS
NEW ZEALAND
NIGERIA
NORWAY
PHILIPPINES
PORTUGAL
SINGAPORE
SLOVENIA
SPAIN
SWEDEN
SWITZERLAND
THAILAND
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
UNITED STATES
VENEZUELA
ZIMBABWE
Swedish extensions
As in the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study in 2001, the Swedish executive board decided to supplement the international study schedule. Several items from former studies (as from the Reading Comprehension Study in 1970) were added as separate booklets. Here you find the resulting datasets from 1991.
Documentation
Technical Report
Reading Literacy in an International Perspective: Collected Papers from the IEA Reading Literacy StudyMethodological Issues in Comparative Educational Studies: The Case of the IEA Reading Literacy Study.Effective Schools in Reading: Implications for Educational Planners. An Exploratory Study
Instruments
Population A
Population B
Sampling Design
Summary of The Sampling DesignSummary of Country information